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M F HUSAIN (1915 - 2011)

PAINTINGS ON MAHABHARATA BY M F HUSAIN

"All forms of art are born from one's roots" Maqbool Fida Husain was born in 1913 in Pandharpur, Maharashtra. A self-taught artist, he came to Mumbai in 1937, determined..... 

Estimate: Rs 60,000-Rs 80,000 ( $835-$1,115 )


Paintings on Mahabharata by M F Husain


M F Husain, Paintings on Mahabharata by M F Husain, Bombay: Pundole Art Gallery, 1971

pp. 48; bound as a traditional Indian bahi or account book in red cotton, held together with a string
11.8 x 6.4 x 0.7 in (30 x 16.5 x 2 cm)

A rare catalogue of the exhibition at Sao Paolo Biennial, Brazil, from September to November 1971 [as rare as THE STORY OF A BRUSH]. Entire catalogue printed in hand-written script interspersed with sketches by Husain.